Do you want to be a Yoga Therapist? Know anybody with back issues? Or maybe, do you know anyone who has not had back issues? Days Three, Four and Five are all about the low back and hips. Knees too. In training, we learn the intake process of how to ask the right questions to…
It’s Day One of the 2016 session of Viniyoga Therapy Training. The truth is, the training, planning, worrying and wondering began long ago but the excitement and joy in the room right now is palpable. It’s different for everyone. Some know from the beginning of the Viniyoga Foundations Program that they will continue on. Others…
What is Viniyoga? Part Five – Yoga vs. Yoga Therapy “Although the distinction may seem subtle, it is important for the yoga student and the yoga therapy client to be clear about their intentions when seeking out yoga professionals. It is also extremely important for yoga professionals – whether teachers or therapists – to be…
“Aunque la diferencia pueda parecer sutil, es importante que los estudiantes de yoga y los clientes del terapeuta de yoga tengan una intención muy clara cuando buscan a los profesionales del yoga. Es extremadamente importante que los profesionales del yoga – ya sean maestros o terapeutas – tengan claridad acerca de la intención y la…
One of America’s leading yoga therapists As founder and director of the American Viniyoga Institute, Gary Kraftsow is a pioneer in the use of yoga for health, healing, and personal transformation. A student in India of T.K.V. Desikachar, who developed Viniyoga, Kraftsow is one of America’s leading proponents of yoga therapy, the therapeutic application of…
Austin, TX, June 6, 2014 – The American Viniyoga™ Institute (AVI) announced today that its Yoga Therapy Training Program was awarded accreditation from the International Association of Yoga Therapists (IAYT). The accreditation award was made recently at the IAYT annual conference, the Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research in Austin, TX. The IAYT is the…
Aetna Mind-Body Stress Reduction in the Workplace Trial Results Published “The AVI/Aetna collaboration represents a significant step in the integration of ancient insights into health and healing with modern evidence-based research. Hopefully this type of collaboration will lead to more widespread adoption of self-care practices that support people in their wellness and reduce the burden…
Nikki Myers was introduced to yoga in the 70s. Then it lay dormant while she pursued her dual careers of jazz singing and software design (she holds songwriting credits and software patents in these fields). Emotional and physical stressors encouraged her to return to her yoga practice some years later. Now Nikki is a Viniyoga…
Viniyoga Based Stress Reduction in the Workplace Gary Kraftsow, MA, E-RYT 500, Founder and Director of the American Viniyoga Institute (AVI) and Mary Hilliker, RD, E-RYT 500, CYT, AVI Director of Administration, presented at the International Association of Yoga Therapists Symposium on Yoga Therapy and Research on September 3, 2011 in Monterey, CA. Gary discussed…
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